an evil member of the herd(hài qún zhī mǎ)

an evil member of the herd

Black sheep, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h à IQ ú nzh à m à, meaning originally refers to the harm of bad horses. This is a metaphor for people who endanger society or the collective. From Chuang Tzu Xu Wu GUI.

The origin of Idioms

In Chuang Tzu, Xu Wu GUI: "when a man is the world, he is different from a horse Herder? I just want to get rid of those who hurt horses. "

Idioms and allusions

In the original text, Huang Di (1) saw (2) Da [D à] à [we à] (3) the mountain of Juci (4), Fang Ming was the emperor, Chang Yu à [C à n] Cheng, Zhang Ruo, à [x í] Peng Qian Ma, Kun Hou [h à n], funny [g à J à] Hou Che; as for Xiangcheng wild (5), the seven sages were all lost, and there was no question. When Shi (6) met a boy, he asked Tu (7) Yan and said, "if (8) knew the mountain with CI?" "Ran (9)," he said "If you know the existence of dakei (10)," He said, "yes." The Yellow Emperor said, "what a strange boy! Feitu (12) knows both the mountain of Wuci and the existence of dakei. I would like to ask for the world (13) The child said, "if you are a man in the world, that's all. What's the matter with you! When you are young, you can swim in Liuhe. When you are fit, you are ill. When you are old, you can say, "if you travel in Xiangcheng by the car of the sun." Now I'm less cured, and I'm more than six harmonies. It's just like that. What's the matter with you? " The Yellow Emperor said, "if you are a man in the world, it is not my son's business. Although, please for the world Children's speech (14). The Yellow Emperor asked again. The little boy said: "husband (15) is the one in the world, and he is different from horse herder (16)! I just want to get rid of those who hurt the horse (17)! " The Yellow Emperor paid homage to the head (18) of Ji [Q ǐ], and called it the master of heaven. note (1) will: plan. (2) see: visit. (3) Da 隗: the legendary name of God. (4) with CI: Mountain name, in Xingyang Mi County (now Mi County in Henan Province) (5) Xiangcheng: now Xiangcheng County in Henan Province. Wild: the outer suburbs are wild. (6) it's a coincidence. (7) Tu: through the "way", that is the road. (8) if: you. (9) ran: Yes, it's a response. (10) place: where it is. (11) amazing. Unusual: unusual. (12) not only, not only. Only (13) for the world: Governing the world. (14) words: declined. What's the difference between this and horse herding. XI: he, what. With: Yes. Different: different. Hu: equivalent to "Yu", "Yu" and "heel". (17) it's nothing more. (18) Jishou: kowtow. When the Yellow Emperor went to the mountain of Juci to meet da Xie, Fang Ming drove the car, Chang Yu was the companion, Zhang Ruo and Chen Peng led in front of the horse, Kun Biao and funny followed behind the car; when he came to the wilderness of Xiangcheng, all the Seven Saints lost their way, and there was no place to ask the way. I happened to meet a young horse herder, so I asked the young horse herder for directions and said, "do you know the mountain with CI?" The boy replied, "yes." "Do you know where dakei lives?" he asked The boy replied, "yes." The Yellow Emperor said, "this young man is really special! We not only know the mountain of Juci, but also know the place where dakei lives. How can we govern the world? " The young man said, "governing the world is just like herding horses. Why should there be so much trouble! When I was young, I was playing alone in the universe. I happened to get dizzy. An old man told me, "you'd better take a suncar to Xiangcheng." Now that my illness has improved, I am going to travel outside the universe. As for governing the world, I'm afraid it's just like herding horses. I don't have to worry about it! " The Yellow Emperor said, "it's not your concern to govern the world. Nevertheless, I still want to ask you how to govern the world. " The boy refused to answer. The Yellow Emperor asked again. The boy said, "what's the difference between governing the world and herding horses? That's to say, it's just to get rid of the bad horses that do harm to the horses. " After hearing this, the Yellow Emperor kowtowed to the ground and gave a big salute, saying "Heavenly Master" and retreated.

Idiom story

Once, the Yellow Emperor was going to visit the sage, we, in Mount Juci. Fang Ming and Chang Yu are escorted from left to right, Zhang Ruo and his friends are driving in front, and Hu and funny are following behind the car. When they came to Xiangcheng plain, they lost their way. All the Seven Sages lost their way and couldn't find a person to guide them. Just as it happened, they met a child who put his horse on the horse and asked him, "do you know where mount Juci is?" The child said, "I know." "Do you know where dakei lives?" The child said, "yes," the Yellow Emperor said, "this child is really special! He knew not only mount Juci, but also where he lived. Do you know how to govern the world? " The child said: "governing the world is just like inviting tourists in the wild. Just go ahead. Don't make trouble out of nothing. Make political affairs too complicated. A few years ago, when I traveled in the world, I often suffered from dizziness. One of the elders taught me: "you should take a ride in the sunshine car, invite tourists in the countryside of Xiangcheng, and forget everything in the world. Now that my problems have been cured, I will start to swim outside the boundless world. Governing the world should be like this. I don't think I need to say anything. " The Yellow Emperor said, "what you said is too vague. How to govern the world?" The child refused to speak. The Yellow Emperor continued to ask. The child said, "what's the difference between governing the world and letting me go? Just drive out the horses that do harm to the herd. " Inspired by this, the Yellow Emperor kowtowed and called the shepherd boy the teacher of heaven. After many thanks, he left. tip: there is a similar saying about the situation that a group of good Malis mixed into a black sheep, which led to the whole herd not being proper. It is called "a rat excrement spoils a pot of porridge." Is it very similar? enlightenment organizations or individuals that are harmful to the interests of the state, the collective and the people should be found and dealt with as soon as possible. (or be open-minded to ask others for advice, or things are interrelated, etc.).

Idiom usage

The dog who drives away the black sheep! (Yang Mo's song of youth, Part II, chapter 38) it is imperative to remove such black sheep from the political and legal team in time and punish them according to law, so as to strengthen the construction of the political and legal team, safeguard the dignity of the socialist legal system and improve the law enforcement situation. However, there are also black sheep among the candidates and journalists. They become the alternative among journalists and the main producer of fake news. When dealing with artists, we must not take them too seriously. We should punish them with our usual code of conduct, way of life and way of life. Most likely, we will think that they are black sheep, idiots, unruly and neurotic. In this way, except for the reactionary class and a few black sheep, for the broad masses of working people in our country, we can only feel convenient but not constrained, because it reflects the will of the broad masses of working people in our country. In turn, they seduce men to commit crimes, and even become "black sheep" who play tricks on men and endanger society. These two paragraphs use idioms such as "evil spirits", "ghosts and monsters", "stand up against each other", "replace them" and "recruit soldiers and horses", which not only vividly, but also profoundly expose the plot of the Rightists for a long time and attempt to make the capitalists lose their power It is a reactionary political conspiracy to bring down socialism and shows our class feelings of extreme contempt for this small group of black sheep, which is more expressive, persuasive and combat effective than using ordinary words.

Chinese PinYin : hài qún zhī mǎ